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The post Keep Readers Turning the Pages first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/11/keep-readers-turning-the-pages/feed/ 9 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/05/how-your-book-ends-destination-or-discovery/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/05/how-your-book-ends-destination-or-discovery/#comments Wed, 19 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42338 When asked, "when do you know how your book ends," writers had several answers. Barbara Linn Probst surveyed both writers AND readers to find out their preferences for "The End."

The post How Your Book Ends—destination or discovery? first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/05/how-your-book-ends-destination-or-discovery/feed/ 12 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/08/margie-test/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/08/margie-test/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:00:34 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=8651 By Margie Lawson and Tiffany Lawson Inman A big lovey Thank You to Laura Drake for inviting us back to WITS. Surprise! It’s a mother-daughter duo blog! What happens to characters when they are in a high emotion scene? They experience emotion.  Duh. What happens if the writer keeps the POV character in their head, […]

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